A CLEAN up operation took place at a Wincanton shop last week after a teenager smeared faeces on the shop window.

A teenager reportedly banged on the shop window of One Stop on Silver Street between 10pm and 11.15pm on August 20 before then smearing excrement on the door.

The boy was arrested by officers the following day (August 21) and has since been released on bail.

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A sign on the shopfront read: “Apologies, we will not be able to open at our regular time due to vandalism.”

Avon and Somerset Police said: “We received two calls between 10pm and 11.15pm on Wednesday 20 August relating to a person banging on a shop window, in Silver Street, and then subsequently spreading excrement on the door.

“A boy, in his early teens, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in the early hours of Thursday 21 August. He has since been released on conditional bail and enquiries continue.”

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